Karla Bonoff performs at UCCC

From the famous Troubadour in Los Angeles to the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, Karla Bonoff and Kenny Edwards will entertain audiences with the familiar sounds of their Grammy-winning hits.

Bonoff and Edwards will be playing at UCCC Thursday.

Most know Bonoff and Edwards from the pop group Bryndle, but the two will be performing original works and covers from artists such as Wynonna Judd and Linda Ronstadt.

“We are hoping this sells out,” said Lonnie EJ Cooper, UCCC spokesman. “I first saw Karla perform at a conference and thought that we really needed to get someone with her talent and range here to play.”

After Bryndle broke up, Bonoff and Edwards embarked on solo careers.

“I was headlining and barely had enough songs to play,” Bonoff said. “So I just kept playing them longer.”

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Bonoff soon heard about her first No. 1 hit while touring the northwestern United States, according to her Web site.

Along with songwriting, Bonoff is a gardner, a passionate cat lover and a collector of vintage American ceramics.

In 1990, Bonoff wrote three songs with friends Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville, and one went on to win a Grammy for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

Bonoff also reunited with bandmates Kenny Edwards, Andrew Gold and Wendy Waldman and decided it was time to re-establish Bryndle.

“When we decided to put this band back together we realized that one of the things that was wrong with it the first time was that we all wrote separately,” Bonoff said. “We though it would be great to write together this time.”

In 1995, the first Bryndle record was released and followed by a tour in Japan. Now, Bonoff and Edwards are touring as a duo.

Karla Bonoff:

– “Karla Bonoff,” 1977

– “Restless Nights,” 1979

– “Wild Heart of the Young,” 1982

– “New World,” 1988

– “Premium Best,” 1998

– “The Best of Karla Bonoff,” 1999

Kenny Edwards produced and wrote the following:

– “New World” performed by Karla Bonoff, 1988

– “When Will I Be Loved” performed by Vince Gill, 1994

– “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” performed by Warren Zevon, 1996

– “Valentine … A Heart to Hold On To” performed by Melanie Redman, 2001